Democratic Party Booing Every Kim Ki-hyun Remark... Lee Jae-myung "Only Blaming Previous Government"

"Lee's Remarks, Lengthy Sophistry" Criticized
Democratic Party Lawmakers Also Raise Their Voices

On the morning of the 20th, during the negotiation group leaders' speech held at the National Assembly, Kim Gi-hyeon, leader of the People Power Party, criticized the speech given the previous day by Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, prompting Democratic Party lawmakers to shout back in protest. Democratic Party lawmakers jeered and criticized intermittently throughout Kim's speech.

At the beginning of his speech, Kim said, "Yesterday, Leader Lee Jae-myung made several remarks," adding, "Unfortunately, it was a lengthy and unconvincing sophistry," which caused murmurs among the Democratic Party lawmakers. When Kim said, "Judicial risks, money envelope corruption, blaming others as a specialty, mere verbal renunciation of privileges, 'Sadon-nammal (Judicial risks, money envelope corruption, blaming others as a specialty, mere verbal renunciation of privileges)'?these are not words befitting a party leader," the Democratic Party responded with jeers while the People Power Party members applauded.

As the jeering from Democratic Party lawmakers grew louder, Kim raised his voice further. He said, "Nuclear phase-out, solar mafia, tax bombs, and reckless squandering of the national budget are precisely the abandonment of people's livelihood and the economy," raising his tone.

Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, is delivering a negotiation group representative speech at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

As Kim spoke loudly, Lee and nearby lawmakers Go Min-jung, Jeong Cheong-rae, and Jo Jeong-sik laughed together. After the speech, Jeong posted on his Facebook, criticizing, "The content lacked substance, and the form was a ridiculous display of shouting," calling it "an inappropriate speech for the time, place, and occasion (TPO)."

The volume of Democratic Party lawmakers' voices continued to rise, and Kim responded in kind. He asked, "To the shouting Democratic Party lawmakers, is this the right path? Is there no reflection or apology for the five years of the Moon Jae-in administration that disappointed the people?"

During the speech, when Kim emphasized labor reform under the Yoon Seok-youl government and mentioned the term 'Geonpok,' the Democratic Party loudly retorted, "What is Geonpok? People died. Do you have the right to talk about Geonpok?" When Kim mentioned "political excess" and said, "We just need to diligently do what really needs to be done," voices responded, "Start with the president."

Until the end of Kim's speech, Democratic Party lawmakers continued to jeer, while People Power Party lawmakers responded with applause.

Jeong Cheong-rae, Supreme Council Member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is shouting during the negotiation group representative speech by Kim Ki-hyun, leader of the People Power Party, held at the National Assembly on the 20th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

After the speech, Lee met with reporters and said, "It was hard to tell whether Kim was the leader of the ruling party or the opposition," adding, "Instead of explaining how the ruling party, which is responsible for the state affairs, will take responsibility for this country and solve these difficult livelihood and economic problems, he focused solely on blaming others and the previous administration. Especially as the ruling party responsible for state affairs, I couldn't understand why he was so focused on obstructing and criticizing the opposition." He added, "I felt it was regrettable that he lacked a responsible attitude commensurate with his authority regarding the lives of the people and the future of the nation."

On the other hand, Kim self-assessed, "I spoke about the path we must take," adding, "I said what we should take as a lesson and the path we must follow."

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